Upcoming Online Events
November Day Of Reflection
Contemplation and Climate Change
Moving from I, to Thou, to We: To strengthen and renew our practice,
our hope, and our hospitality to the Creator and our universal family.
Saturday, November 21, 9am - 3:30pm
Contemplation and Climate Change
Moving from I, to Thou, to We: To strengthen and renew our practice,
our hope, and our hospitality to the Creator and our universal family.
Saturday, November 21, 9am - 3:30pm
Contemplation and Climate Change
We face a future of “untold human suffering” due to climate change. So overwhelming is the scope of the crisis, we tend to deny or ignore reality and postpone our activism.
Perhaps we can't imagine the deep work of pivoting away from our throw-away culture, or fear the personal sacrifices we might have to make for the radical change of heart necessary to survive together, or embrace a mindset of the universe not as a collection of objects but as a communion of subjects in an interconnected I-Thou relationship.
What is prayer like during these times? Suzanne Guthrie will be drawing upon her own story of moving from curled-up-on-the-couch distress toward something like an engaged hope, by drawing upon her own contemplative sensibilities: the practice of continual conversion, seeking the unknown and unknowable, and facing truth in love.
Facilitator: Suzanne Guthrie, an Episcopal priest, writer, retreat leader, also manages the Soulwork Toward Sunday website at EdgeOfEnclosure.org
This event is being Cosponsored by Multifaith Network for Climate Justice.
Stillpoint is a member of MNCJ.
In order to honor confidentiality, this event will NOT be recorded.
Date and Time: Saturday, November 21, 9:00am - 3:30pm
Fee: $55.00 or whatever life circumstances allow you to pay.**
Registration is required to attend.
A Zoom link will be sent to those who register for this event.
Contact: Linda Conroy
**Suzanne Guthrie is donating her facilitator's fee to the New Camoldoli Monastery in Big Sur, CA, which needed to close for several months due to the wildfires and has suffered some structural damage due to heavy fire equipment.
A Personal Pilgrimage into an Elliptical Revolution
This offering will take place on TWO separate half-days: December 12th and January 9th, from 9am - Noon
We invite you to join us for a time of quiet contemplation, deep listening, and a befriending of that which resides in the holy and unseen darkness. In the Tibetan Buddhist tradition, Kora is a type of pilgrimage or meditative practice that is performed by the practitioner making a circle or revolution around a sacred site or object.
This offering will take place on two separate half-days; Part 1 is on December 12th, Part 2 is on January 9th, 2021.
Inspired by this act of holy devotion, in this 2-part retreat offering participants will be invited to walk the contours of an imaginative and deeply personal pilgrimage where they will explore the foundations of reverence, authenticity, truth and 'revolution' that color the movement and meaning of their own lives. The winter season is a perfect time for this type of inward journey.
Both half-days will be made up of a variety of meditative and community focused activities that ask participants to come into deeper communion with that which they hold and celebrate as sacred.
Elizabeth Johnson is an end of life doula and the Executive Director of The Peaceful Presence Project, an organization committed to the cultivation of death and grief literate communities. She is a graduate of the Anamcara Project. Elizabeth has extensive experience in leading groups and individuals into the challenging and revelatory territories of self-exploration and truth seeking.
Bill Kirst, a consultant with West Monroe, supports clients through the challenges of life changes. Bill’s blended approach has been cultivated over 20 years, from consulting with individuals and organizations and with over a decade of military service. He enjoys helping others learn and address issues that block ways of experiencing joy and fulfillment in their lives.
Dates and Times: Saturday,Dec. 12th AND Saturday, Jan. 9th, from 9am-12pm.
Fee: $55.00, or whatever circumstances allow you to pay.
Since this is 1 event held on 2 half-days, attendance on Both dates is necessary.
Registration is Required to attend. A Zoom link will be sent to those who register.
Contact: Linda Conroy.
